section; it terminates in a chamber which is covered by a vault 11 feet 2 inches thick. It was not however in this chamber, but.jpg)
Fig. 199.—Section in perspective of "Campbell's tomb," from the plans and elevations of Perring. in small lateral grottos that several sarcophagi in granite, basalt, white quartz, &c., were found. The remains of two other wells were traced. This tomb dates from the time of Psemethek I.
In the necropolis of Thebes there is a whole district, that of the hill El Assassif, where most of the tombs belong to the twenty-sixth dynasty. Their external aspect is very different from that of the Theban sepulchres. The entrance to the subterranean galleries is preceded by a spacious rectangular
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Fig. 200.—Vertical section in perspective of the sarcophagus chamber of the above tomb; compiled from Perring.
courtyard, excavated in the rock to a depth of 10 or 12 feet. This court was from 80 to 100 feet long and from 40 to 80 feet
